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unstructured play in the forest (build forts, hide-seek, padded arrows) or traditional sports (many rules, cleared fields, uniformity, coaches)? My bet is for my children to play more in the forest and steer clear from modern funnels. It's a balance, but I'm leaning forest.

Townsend moles are wonderful. I'm going to start embracing there mounds for what they are: aeration, soil mixing, incredible strength, and a chamber of death for invertebrates.

Last week I hiked in the Skagit Flats, Snoqualmie Middle Fork, and Gold Pond. Three different layers of Western Washington, but the same watershed.

For the first year in my life (that I can remember), I watched zero NFL football games. This was a secondary consequence of not watching TV and cancelling all subscriptions except Amazon prime. I don't feel any need to bring football back.

Water things: source type, bacteria, virus, metals/minerals, and contamination. Walking out in the wilderness with nothing: (1) find a source, (2) make fire from scratch, (3) find/make cup, (4) boil water, (5) patiently wait for water to cool 😎. Less than 3 days?

252 days since I left the corporate world. I purposefully forced myself to commit to a year of learning about myself, family, community and nature. I feel very successful in this endeavor and my biggest fears were never realized. Even in the midst of ridiculous change in the

Buy property -> licensed contractor determines well site location -> get well site approval from county -> well site prep -> drill well -> run submersible pump and flow test -> send water samples to licensed lab for all KC water testing -> get final KC approval as water source.

I did it. Completed the 9 month Immersion at the Wilderness Awareness School. I spent the last month outside in the PNW on both sides of the cascades. I learned so much about the natural history of this area and am filled with gratitude. Need to rest for a couple of weeks.

I think I'm going to start working this week. I feel ready. I don't need to wait for a company to tell me what to do. I'm not confident about what and how. But, I think starting with 'when' and just starting is the way.

Morning projects: (1) Remove subfloor that was nailed on top of older floor, (2) Weed gravel area by shed, and (3) pick up big rocks in yard expansion area -- Listen to the echo of Swainson's Thrush throughout all activities.

Angie's list and yelp suck for general contracting. But, the idea of using automation to support individuals doing general contracting work makes sense. But, the problem is that I left these experiences with a lack of trust for the system.

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made) I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours